Editing Netflix (section)

=== Original programming ===
[[File:Netflix_Original_Movies.svg|thumb|Netflix Original Movies]]
{{Further|List of Netflix original programming|List of ended Netflix original programming|Lists of Netflix original films|List of Netflix original stand-up comedy specials|label1=Lists of Netflix original television series (both current|topic=Netflix original programming|label2=and ended)|label3=original films|label4=stand-up comedy specials}}{{Further|Lists of Netflix exclusive international distribution programming|topic=Netflix international offerings}}

"[[List of Netflix original programming|Netflix Originals]]" are content that is produced, co-produced, or distributed exclusively by Netflix. Netflix funds its original shows differently than other TV networks when they sign a project, providing the money upfront and immediately ordering two seasons of most series.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Kim |date=September 14, 2016 |title=The Netflix Backlash: Why Hollywood Fears a Content Monopoly |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/netflix-backlash-why-hollywood-fears-928428/ |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> It keeps licensing rights, which normally give production companies future revenue opportunities from syndication, merchandising, etc.<ref name="Backlash" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Castillo |first=Michelle |date=August 15, 2018 |title=Netflix pays more for TV shows up front, but keeps more upside on big hits, insiders say |publisher=[[CNBC]] |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/netflix-pays-more-tv-shows-164000965.html}}</ref>

Over the years, Netflix output ballooned to a level unmatched by any television network or streaming service. According to ''Variety Insight'', Netflix produced a total of 240 new original shows and movies in 2018, then climbed to 371 in 2019, a figure "greater than the number of original series that the entire U.S. TV industry released in 2005."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bridge |first1=Gavin |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Netflix Released More Originals in 2019 Than the Entire TV Industry Did in 2005 |url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/netflix-more-2019-originals-than-entire-tv-industry-in-2005-1203441709/ |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> The Netflix budget allocated to production increased annually, reaching $13.6 billion in 2021 and projected to hit $18.9 billion by 2025, a figure that once again overshadowed any of its competitors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |date=September 23, 2021 |title=Netflix's Amortized Content Spending to Rise 26% to $13.6 Billion in 2021, Analysts Project |url=https://variety.com/2021/digital/news/netflix-content-spending-2021-amortized-1235072612/ |access-date=January 13, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> As of August 2022, original productions made up 50% of Netflix's overall library in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kasey |date=August 24, 2022 |title=Netflix Originals Now Make Up 50% of Overall US Library |url=https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/50-of-netflixs-library-is-now-made-of-netflix-originals/ |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=What's on Netflix |language=en}}</ref>